Table 1Transition record

academic advisortocareer guidance advisor

A academic advisor already meets 37% of what the career guidance advisor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From academic advisor

37%

Overlap1

To career guidance advisor

19 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

70.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.6

This move: 70.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the career guidance advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the academic advisor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A career guidance advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a academic advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held organise job search workshops management skills
already held labour market health and welfare
already held provide information on education financing communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide information on school services assisting and caring
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide information on study programmes assisting and caring

All 19 carried skills, including the 10 the career guidance advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held provide assistance with job search required
required, not held assist clients with personal development required
required, not held encourage counselled clients to examine themselves required
required, not held facilitate job market access required
required, not held work with different target groups required
required, not held advise on training courses required
required, not held coach clients required
required, not held counsel clients required
required, not held identify clients' needs required

optional, not held establish educational network optional
optional, not held manage professional transition in an arts career optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 management skills 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held assess candidates required
required, not held maintain professional administration required

optional, not held assess prior learning optional
optional, not held organise study information sessions optional
optional, not held assess students' preliminary learning experiences optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform educational testing optional

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates required
required, not held evaluate clients' progress required

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held job market offers required

optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held have emotional intelligence required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a career guidance advisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assessment processes knowledge
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held labour market knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held provide career counselling skill
already held provide information on education financing skill
already held provide information on study programmes skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held counsel students skill
already held education law knowledge
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held organise job search workshops skill
already held provide information on school services skill
already held psychology knowledge
already held university procedures knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held adult education optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held assess prior learning optional
optional, not held organise study information sessions optional
optional, not held assess students' preliminary learning experiences optional
optional, not held establish educational network optional
optional, not held manage professional transition in an arts career optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held adult education optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform educational testing optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

12 held skills the career guidance advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role action research knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on learning methods skill
not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
not needed by the target role construct individual learning plans skill
not needed by the target role consult student's support system skill
not needed by the target role education administration knowledge
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
not needed by the target role learning needs analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
not needed by the target role tackle issues that block academic progress skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held job market offers required
optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held adult education optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from academic advisor

Full index of moves from academic advisor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.